Anyone here double or triple majoring (or majored) in college?

[Chaotic42]

Hey guys.

I'm currently majoring in Mathematics at a community college (Yeah, haha, very funny, I've heard every slam about community colleges there is). I plan to also major in Physics. I've got the courses planned out, it's fine, no problems.

I am, unfortunately, also very interested in Chemistry. I can't help but consider at least a minor in it. I'll barely be able to meet the credit requirements as it is, with Chemistry, I'll have at least 28 more credits. That means I'll have three degrees, but it will take five years (University is about 13x as expensive as CC). I plan to go to graduate school for Mathematics and/or Physics, so I'll hopefully have some stipend going on.

Would it be possible, practical, and wise to go for a Chemistry degree along with Mathematics and Physics? Aside from teaching and research, I have no interest in how much money these degrees will make me. As long as I can afford to go to school, I will.

I appreciate your thoughts. :beer:

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

If you realize the amount of work and are willing to do it, sure

With that much work, don't try doing things night before

 

[TuxDave]

What year are you?

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
If you realize the amount of work and are willing to do it, sure

With that much work, don't try doing things night before

I'm pretty well aware of the amount of work. I've got some upper level math and physics books here on the shelf. I have no problem with 18 hour days of school/homework. I do that now anyway with my job, so doing something I enjoy for that long won't be as bad.

Edit: I should also note that this isn't just a whim, it's something I've discussed intensely with my professors and advisors. I'm just trying to get more opinions.

 

[TwiceOver]

Double. Only a 4 course difference... Why not. (For me anyway)

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Double. Only a 4 course difference... Why not. (For me anyway)

What two majors?

Math and Physics will be a 24 credit hour difference (If I remember correctly).

 

[theNEOone]

i never understood the argument of community college being cheaper than a normal university. school is a goddamn investment, you're primary concern isn't what it costs now, but what the returns will be like in the future. i could've gone to a state school for free, but instead took out $50,000 in loans to go to the school i wanted - and i'd do it all over again in a heartbeat.


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[TwiceOver]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Double. Only a 4 course difference... Why not. (For me anyway)

What two majors?

Math and Physics will be a 24 credit hour difference (If I remember correctly).

Don't feel bad about the whole "Community College" thing. At least you are a name out of X numer of students. I was "Dan" out of the other 6 students in my Win2003 Server AD class.

I am majoring in IT Network Management and Wide Area Network Management. There is another degree coming of IT Network Security that I'll prolly take.

 

[TuxDave]

Well, since I never got a response on what year you were, I'll give my two cents. I approach college with a career oriented mindset. You study in a major that will give you a greater chance of success in the job that you want to do. I studied Electrical Engineering and I thought it would be interesting to minor in Computer Science and Physics. Later, I realized that it wouldn't really help me in my career choice so I instead reverted to a single major and took many advanced classes in circuit design because that is what I want to do.

So simply this, what do you intend on doing with your math and physics major? Is chemistry going to be in the picture at all? If not, then if you have free time then you may as well take some co-ops or do some research instead.

 

[KarenMarie]

VeggieFrog is in York University...

she is doing a triple major in three years.

Business Management
Foreign Languages
IT



edit: but she will take one year out to do an internship next year and then go back and do her last year.

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: TuxDave
What year are you?

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: theNEOone
i never understood the argument of community college being cheaper than a normal university. school is a goddamn investment, you're primary concern isn't what it costs now, but what the returns will be like in the future. i could've gone to a state school for free, but instead took out $50,000 in loans to go to the school i wanted - and i'd do it all over again in a heartbeat.


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Are you going to loan me money? I can't get student loans because they consider my dad's income along with his very rich new wife. I have to wait until I'm 24 (which I conviniently turn when I get my Associate's Degree) to get loans, at which point I will transfer.

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
VeggieFrog is in York University...

she is doing a triple major in three years.

Business Management
Foreign Languages
IT

Isn't York in Ontario, Canada?

And by the way...

Physics + Chemistry + Mathematics = Engineering. Chemical. Done. End of story.
CHEM: You get Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Heat Flow, Process Engineering, plus 3rd year courses.
PHYS: Civil structures and dynamics, Fluid mechanics, Mass Flow, Materials Science.
MATH: All the math you could cram up your ... well, you get the point. Calculus I, II, III, IV, Linear Algebra, Diff Equations, Stats.

 

[hdeck]

im double majoring in econ and gov.

 

[shopbruin]

i considered it, but i wanted the second major because i enjoyed it AND it would boost my gpa. i would up only with the one major when i graduated.

if you think you can handle the workload and you are genuinely interested in it, then go for it. don't necessarily do it for a job in the future, but do it because you enjoy it too. you're the one who's going to have to deal with the work load.

and yes, don't do things the night before. those two majors do have a lot of work so don't put things off.

 

[TwiceOver]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: theNEOone
i never understood the argument of community college being cheaper than a normal university. school is a goddamn investment, you're primary concern isn't what it costs now, but what the returns will be like in the future. i could've gone to a state school for free, but instead took out $50,000 in loans to go to the school i wanted - and i'd do it all over again in a heartbeat.


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Are you going to loan me money? I can't get student loans because they consider my dad's income along with his very rich new wife. I have to wait until I'm 24 (which I conviniently turn when I get my Associate's Degree) to get loans, at which point I will transfer.

Same here. Gotta love FAFSA. The only way I could get loans was to get a letter stating I was not part of the family from EACH parent. WTF?

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: simms

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
VeggieFrog is in York University...

she is doing a triple major in three years.

Business Management
Foreign Languages
IT

Isn't York in Ontario, Canada?

And by the way...

Physics + Chemistry + Mathematics = Engineering. Chemical. Done. End of story.
CHEM: You get Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Heat Flow, Process Engineering, plus 3rd year courses.
PHYS: Civil structures and dynamics, Fluid mechanics, Mass Flow, Materials Science.
MATH: All the math you could cram up your ... well, you get the point. Calculus I, II, III, IV, Linear Algebra, Diff Equations, Stats.

I get that math from my Associate's degree.

I'm interesting in doing research and theory, specifically in number theory and quantum theory. As far as chemisty... Well, I just like it.

 

[theNEOone]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: theNEOone
i never understood the argument of community college being cheaper than a normal university. school is a goddamn investment, you're primary concern isn't what it costs now, but what the returns will be like in the future. i could've gone to a state school for free, but instead took out $50,000 in loans to go to the school i wanted - and i'd do it all over again in a heartbeat.


=|

Are you going to loan me money? I can't get student loans because they consider my dad's income along with his very rich new wife. I have to wait until I'm 24 (which I conviniently turn when I get my Associate's Degree) to get loans, at which point I will transfer.

umm, only $17k of my total are federal. the rest are private loans.


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[Babbles]

Community college is okay if money is tight. I took some classes after I graduated with my BS at a community college just as a continuing education. From my impression and from what I gathered from others is that there is a hell of a big difference between community college classes and a university class. The material just seems to be more difficult the competition more fierce and the resources are totally different.
Again, though, it's cool if you money is hard to come by and you just want ot nail a couple of classes.

Anyhow since there is not a big difference between a math and physics degree it may be worth the extra semester - or whatever - to get the second degree. However, my experience in the 'real world' with a BS in biology is that a person that double majored is not any cooler than the next person. Getting a master's degree, though, is where it's at. Yould would be better off putting for the time, energy and money getting a MS instead of a second BS.

 

[KarenMarie]

Originally posted by: simms

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
VeggieFrog is in York University...

she is doing a triple major in three years.

Business Management
Foreign Languages
IT

Isn't York in Ontario, Canada?

And by the way...

Physics + Chemistry + Mathematics = Engineering. Chemical. Done. End of story.
CHEM: You get Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Heat Flow, Process Engineering, plus 3rd year courses.
PHYS: Civil structures and dynamics, Fluid mechanics, Mass Flow, Materials Science.
MATH: All the math you could cram up your ... well, you get the point. Calculus I, II, III, IV, Linear Algebra, Diff Equations, Stats.

Man... you must be really talented... I'll bet you get a great job and be really successful!!

And, York University is in the UK.

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie

Originally posted by: simms

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
VeggieFrog is in York University...

she is doing a triple major in three years.

Business Management
Foreign Languages
IT

Isn't York in Ontario, Canada?

And by the way...

Physics + Chemistry + Mathematics = Engineering. Chemical. Done. End of story.
CHEM: You get Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Heat Flow, Process Engineering, plus 3rd year courses.
PHYS: Civil structures and dynamics, Fluid mechanics, Mass Flow, Materials Science.
MATH: All the math you could cram up your ... well, you get the point. Calculus I, II, III, IV, Linear Algebra, Diff Equations, Stats.

Man... you must be really talented... I'll bet you get a great job and be really successful!!

And, York University is in the UK.

Ah, there must be two.
York University
http://www.yorku.ca/

And the other is called the University of York.
http://www.york.ac.uk/

When you google York U, you get the Canadian one first. but i was confused because I remember you saying in this thread (http://forums.anandtech.com/me...46155&STARTPAGE=1) that your BF was in England, so i was like...

Thanks for the compliments too. It's tough work, but I hope it pays off..

 

[KarenMarie]

Originally posted by: simms

Originally posted by: KarenMarie

Originally posted by: simms

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
VeggieFrog is in York University...

she is doing a triple major in three years.

Business Management
Foreign Languages
IT

Isn't York in Ontario, Canada?

And by the way...

Physics + Chemistry + Mathematics = Engineering. Chemical. Done. End of story.
CHEM: You get Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Heat Flow, Process Engineering, plus 3rd year courses.
PHYS: Civil structures and dynamics, Fluid mechanics, Mass Flow, Materials Science.
MATH: All the math you could cram up your ... well, you get the point. Calculus I, II, III, IV, Linear Algebra, Diff Equations, Stats.

Man... you must be really talented... I'll bet you get a great job and be really successful!!

And, York University is in the UK.

Ah, there must be two.
York University
http://www.yorku.ca/

And the other is called the University of York.
http://www.york.ac.uk/

When you google York U, you get the Canadian one first. but i was confused because I remember you saying in this thread (http://forums.anandtech.com/me...46155&STARTPAGE=1) that your BF was in England, so i was like...

Thanks for the compliments too. It's tough work, but I hope it pays off..

No, my b/f is not in England.
I used to be married to a Brit.. and lived there for over 8yrs... VeggieFrog grew up there... and when we got back to the USA, she went back to see my ex 2 or 3 times a year... on one trip she got a b/f... and then she spent one year in Penn State, University Park... and we went thru almost $30k in a year and she hated it... so she decided to go to the UK for college... now she and the b/f have a house and go to college.

 

[simms]

FYI, 6 courses a term for me, 29-33/hours of class per week. I graduate with a BASc, Bachelor of Applied Science and Engineering. Tuition in Canada is $8K per year, homework is a b!tch.

 

[Chaotic42]

Bump

 

[nageov3t]

I had a double major in college -- English and Sociology. there were no overlaping courses, but I greatly enjoyed each field, so having to take 18-24 credits for 6 semesters didn't really seem like work to me.